प्रहस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजा राज्यहितैषिणः। सुखेप्सुः सुहृदां मध्ये व्याजहार स रावणः॥
prahastasya vacaḥ śrutvā rājā rājyahitaiṣiṇaḥ| sukhepsuḥ suhṛdāṃ madhye vyājahāra sa rāvaṇaḥ||
English Meaning
Hearing the speech of Prahasta seeking the welfare of the kingdom, Rāvaņa craving for enjoyment, spoke in the midst of his aderents.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)